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13 October 2022

Starting early to dismantle gender stereotypes

Blog: Jane Brumpton, Chief Executive at Early Years Scotland talks about her role as a member of the Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board's Gender Commission

Viktoria Parkhamovich
26 September 2022

Survey seeks engineering sector feedback to develop apprenticeships

Survey seeks engineering sector feedback to develop apprenticeships

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19 August 2022

Rising number of female forestry apprentices helps grow equality in sector

Rising number of female forestry apprentices helps grow equality in sector

16 August 2022

Survey seeks construction sector feedback to develop apprenticeship

Survey seeks construction sector feedback to develop apprenticeship

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12 August 2022

Survey seeks pan sector feedback to develop digital technology apprenticeship 

Survey seeks pan sector feedback to develop digital technology apprenticeship 

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15 July 2022

Growth of employer confidence and investment in apprenticeships

Growth of employer confidence and investment in apprenticeships

Peter Farrer
20 June 2022

New Chair wants an apprenticeship available for ‘every young person in Scotland’

The employer-led body in charge of apprenticeships in Scotland has appointed a new business leader to Chair its group of industry experts.

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24 May 2022

Apprenticeships part of recovery investment for Scotland’s employers

Employers are backing apprenticeships and supporting young people through Scotland’s economic transition from the pandemic.

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24 May 2022

Employers develop a new future for Scotland’s engineering sector

Scotland’s major engineering and manufacturing sector has developed a new apprenticeship providing skills in emerging technologies that it can adopt and leverage to thrive.

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09 May 2022

Apprentices fashion sustainable future

Clothing firm ACS takes on 22 new apprentices to support net zero ambitions